New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter has spent his entire 18-season major league career in pinstripes and most assume he will finish his career with the organization. However, Jeter admitted that might not be a certainty.

Derek Jeter was drafted by the New York Yankees in the first round of the 1992 draft and has played his entire major league career with them. (AP Photo)

“Well, if I wanted to keep playing, yes. It's a business. People forget that,” Jeter responded.

Jeter, 38, is signed through the 2013 season and has an $8 million player option for 2014.

After rebounding from a poor first half last season, Jeter is having an excellent season in 2012. He leads the majors with 202 hits, and he is batting .323 with 15 homers and 57 RBIs. So, there is a strong likelihood he will decline his team-friendly 2014 option in hopes of negotiating a multiyear extension.

The New York Daily News notes that the relationship between Jeter and the team got unexpectedly tense during contract negotiations in the 2010 offseason. For a brief period, it seemed possible that Jeter would sign elsewhere. Even after he signed, he expressed his dissatisfaction with the process and how so much of it was handled publicly.

What does Yankees general manager Brian Cashman think about the possibility of Jeter's signing elsewhere when his current deal expires?